Word Meaning 他人行儀

たにんぎょうぎ taningyougi

他人行儀 is read as たにんぎょうぎ (taningyougi) and means standing on formality.

Meaning

English

  1. standing on formality
  2. in a reserved manner
  3. treating a friend as a stranger
  4. unduly distant
  5. formal

Reading

Kana

たにんぎょうぎ

Romaji

taningyougi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Yojijukugo Rank 38792 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

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他人扱い

たにんあつかい

treating like a stranger

他人迷惑

たにんめいわく

nuisance (annoyance, inconvenience) to people around one

行儀

ぎょうぎ

manners

不行儀

ふぎょうぎ

bad manners

お行儀

おぎょうぎ

manners

他人

ひと

unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood)

他人様

ひとさま

other people

他国人

たこくじん

foreigner

他人資本

たにんしほん

borrowed capital

他所行き

たしょゆき

going elsewhere

他行

たこう

absence from home